Bexley & Sommerville, Ontario (1851 census)
Bexley & Sommerville was a census subdivision in Victoria County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 6. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.663°N, 78.767°W.
Population
In 1851, Bexley & Sommerville had a population of 6: 3 male and 3 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bexley, 1861 (34.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Somerville, 1861 (65.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Bexley & Sommerville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 103 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 1 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 3 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 3 |
| Number of families | 1 |
| Number of females | 3 |
| Number of males | 3 |
| Number of married females | 1 |
| Number of married males | 1 |
| Number of single females | 2 |
| Number of single males | 2 |
| POP | 6 |
| POP FX N.1 | 3 |
| POP MX N.1 | 3 |
| POP XX N.1 | 6 |
| Total population | 6 |
Age structure (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 5 |
Agriculture (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 137 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 70 |
| Acres of land in farms | 207 |
| Acres of oats | 3 |
| Acres of peas | 2 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 2 |
| BEEF BAR | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| HAY TONS | 12 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 6 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 3 |
| Number of horses | 7 |
| Number of milk cows | 2 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 25 |
| Number of swine | 6 |
| OAT AC | 3 |
| OAT BU | 70 |
| PEA AC | 2 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| PORK BAR | 2 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 75 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 150 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT BU | 60 |
| WOOL LBS | 80 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 150 |
| BOV | 6 |
| C H | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 3 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 3 |
| C03 TOTAL | 6 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 3 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 3 |
| C126 MD MALE | 1 |
| C127 S MALE | 2 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 3 |
| C130 MD FEM | 1 |
| C131 S FEM | 2 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 3 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 6 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 1 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 1 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 2 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 1 |
| CD NAME | Victoria |
| CROP | 17 |
| CULT | 70 |
| ENG WLS | 5 |
| GARDEN | 4 |
| HELD | 207 |
| HORSE | 7 |
| LINE NO | 340 |
| M COWS | 2 |
| NOT FRN | 1 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 10 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 11 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 61 |
| O UNDR 10 | 4 |
| PASTURE | 49 |
| SHEEP | 25 |
| SWINE | 6 |
| TOT O | 86 |
| WOOD | 137 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON037006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON037006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Bexley & Sommerville, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bexley-sommerville-on037006-1851/.